Click here to go to the district event calendar.

Mesquite ISD has developed a new online district event calendar that contains events and activities for every campus and organization in the district. The new event calendar includes information regarding school events, fine arts activities, athletic events and TAKS testing dates as well as six weeks beginning and end dates and student holidays.

In addition, visitors to the Mesquite ISD web site can pick and choose which school and/or organizational events they want to see on their own personal calendar. Parents can select certain schools and even specific organizations within those schools (i.e. football, volleyball, choir, band, PTA, etc.).

Parents and visitors can also sign up to receive email notifications when a new event has been posted or when a previously posted event has been changed due to a time or location change. Email reminders are also available with the event calendar.

Instructions on how to use the new Mesquite ISD event calendar are listed below.

If you have any questions regarding a specific event at a campus, please contact that campus directly. If you have any questions about how to use the district event calendar, please email us.

Download Instructions in PDF format.

Customizing Your Calendar

Selecting only the Calendars you want to see

You can select which schools/organizations, etc. that you would like to see on your personal calendar. This will allow you to see only the schools and events that you are interested in.

1. At the top of the page, click on the "My View" tab.
   
2. Select (click on) the calendar you want to see from the "Available Calendars" list. (i.e. Austin Elementary).
   
3. Click on the single ">" to move the calendar you want to the "Selected Calendars" list.
   
4. To remove a calendar from your "Selected Calendars" list, select the calendar from the "Selected Calendars" list and click on the single "<".
   
5. If you would like to add all of the calendars to your "Selected Calendars" list, you can click on the double arrow (">>") box. All of the calendars from the "Available Calendars" list will be moved to the "Selected Calendars" list.
   
6. To remove all of the calendars from the "Selected Calendars" list, click on the "<<" box. All of the calendars will be moved back to the "Available Calendars" list except for the Default Community Calendar, which will always be available in you calendar view.

Selecting only the Events you want to see

You can select specific categories of events to view on your calendar.

1. Select (click on) the event you are interested in from the "Available Event Types" list. (i.e. Band).
   
2. Click the ">" box to move the event from the "Available Event Types" to the "Selected Event Types".
   
3. Continue to select the events you would like on your calendar and click on the ">" box to move the events from the "Available Event Types" to the "Selected Event Types".
   
4. To remove an event from the "Selected Event Types" to the "Available Event Types", select (click on) the event in the "Selected Event Types" and click the "<" box to move it back to the "Available Event Types".
   
5. To move all of the event types to your selected event list, click on the double arrow (">>") box.
   
6. To remove all of the event types from your "Selected Event Types" back to the "Available Event Types", click on the double arrow ("<<") box.

Subscribing to Event Notifications

If you would like to receive an e-mail when a new event is posted (or updated) for specific schools and organizations, you can sign up through the “Subscriptions” section.

1. Click on the “Subscriptions” tab at the top of the page.
2. Type in your e-mail address in the “Please enter your e-mail address:” box.
3. Retype in your e-mail address in the “Confirm your e-mail” box.
4. Click on the “Submit” button.

A new page will appear that allows you to “Manage Your Subscriptions”.

Click on the “Calendar Subscriptions” link. A box titled “Current Calendar Subscriptions” will appear.

How to Select a Calendar to receive e-mail notifications

1. Select the calendars you want to receive e-mail notifications from in the “Available Calendars” list.
2. Click on the “>” box to move the calendar to the “Selected Calendars” box.
3. Continue to select the calendars from the “Available Calendars” box and move them to the “Selected Calendars” box until you have all of the schools and/or organizations you want.
4. To receive e-mail notifications from all of the calendars, click on the “>>” box.
5. To remove all of the calendars from the “Selected Calendars” list, click on the “<<” box.

How to receive e-mail notifications about events

1. Click on the events you want from the “Available Event Types” list and click on the “>” box to move that event to the “Selected Event Types” box.
2. Continue to select each event you would like and click the “>” box to move them to the “Selected Event”.
3. To select all the event types, click on the “>>” box.
4. To remove all of the event types, click on the “<<” box.
5. Click on the “Submit” button to save your choices.

(Note: You can add, delete or change an e-mail subscription at any time by returning to the subscription page and making the appropriate changes.)

How to schedule e-mail reminders for specific events

You can set your calendar to e-mail you a reminder about an upcoming event

1. Click on the event in the calendar.
2. At the bottom of the "Event Details" is a section titled "Set Event Reminder Notification".
3. Make sure your e-mail address is correct and then select the schedule to receive an e-mail reminding you about the event. (i.e. Day of Event, 1 Day Before, 2 Days Before, etc.)
4. Click on "Set Reminder".

Download Instructions in PDF format.